Ayodhya to Have a Lata Chowk

LUCKNOW, (IANS) – Lata Chowk, dedicated to the late legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar, will come up in Nayaghat on the Ayodhya bypass road.

To be developed with a budget of Rs 10 to 12 crore, the design of the Chowk has been finalized after holding an open competition.

Designs were submitted by 56 creative minds from 13 different states.

The Chowk will have a 10-meter-high white sculpture of a veena at the center.

A pond with 92 lotus flowers made of stainless steel will have the platform on which the veena will be installed.

The pond will have a circulatory walkway and seven musical pillars to denote musical notes.

Lata Mangeshkar’s bhajans’will be played through the pillars.